Match Recap: FC Dallas 1, Toronto FC 1

Something had to give with both sides sporting streaks. However, the
result extended Toronto’s unbeaten run at home to nine games while
extending Dallas’ record of undefeated games on the road to seven.

Maicon Santos gave Toronto the lead in the 61st minute before Milton
Rodriguez tied the game in the 77th minute.

With the draw, Toronto improved to 23 points, but more importantly they
moved out of the precarious eighth playoff seed and into a tie for sixth
with Colorado and San Jose.

It looked as if Toronto would end Dallas’ impressive run when Maicon
Santos gave the Reds the lead in the 61st minute. The Brazilian took a
great through ball from Julian de Guzman along
the left wing, held off Dallas defender Zach Loyd and sent low left-footed drive past
Hartman inside the near post.

The weather was a factor for both teams. Steady rain fell throughout
much of the game causing passes to skid and balls to take unusual
bounces on the slick grass.

Despite the conditions, Toronto controlled play for most of the first
half and had a number of chances to open the scoring.

The best came in the 23rd minute. Dwayne De Rosario
drove a free kick over the player wall, but Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman got enough fingers on the ball
to redirect it over the crossbar.

It was a good sign for a Toronto offense that has struggled recently,
having scored just three goals in their last five games prior to
Saturday. But the situation went largely unnoticed during the recent
eight game unbeaten streak by everyone—except the Toronto brainstrust,
who brought in Santos and Mista to kickstart the offense.

Santos started and Mista came on as a substitute in the second half, but
neither could give Toronto the winner despite late pressure.